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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic). Other relevant news.

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Big XR News: Meta, ARuVR, Apple, Wildix, and Metaverse Taxation

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Notably, as 2024 comes, firms like Microsoft and Apple are working towards enterprise and industrial-facing XR solutions. Kim added: Governments can use the Metaverse as a laboratory for experimenting with cutting-edge policy, which may benefit broader audiences beyond tax policymakers interested in the Metaverse’s future.

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Leveraging the Medical Metaverse to Increase Patient Outcomes

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Moreover, Microsoft is resparking its stake in an Industrial Metaverse, with plans to debut products in 2024. The United States government also offers a federal reimbursement opportunity for tele-mental health services – including medical Metaverse services – to help meet the growing patient demand.

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Adopting Emerging Tech Drives Business Transformation, WEF Report Says

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From Zoom to Microsoft, both platforms and others are helping to facilitate a better-connected world. Of the WEF’s surveyed companies, 45 percent believe government funding would greatly assist with skills training, talent acquisition, and reskilling required to adopt emerging solutions.

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Varjo XR-4 Series Review: Next-Level Mixed Reality Headsets

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The XR-4 Secure Edition, on the other hand, adheres to government and enterprise-level security requirements. This aligns it with the prices for competing solutions like the Apple Vision Pro and Microsoft HoloLens 2. Users can access over 100 third-party applications and engines, including Unreal Engine and Unity.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

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Representatives of the JianXi province and also the vice prime minister Liu He have visited the venue, and the Chinese Government has confirmed its strong interest in VR, that is seen as a strategic technology. And while China always moves chaotically, I think that the push of the government is helping its VR companies.

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AR Smart Glasses: Expert Roundtable

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Using assisted reality smart glasses, the wearer of the device can connect with colleagues via video conferencing applications such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom, where experts on the other end of the line see what the worker sees (point of view) as s/he observes a specific scenario in a factory, for example.

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